Yes you can bring food on board. Not like flying low cost airlines.

I’m not sure if you still need this information. In Taiwan, it depends on how much money you are willing to spend. If you don’t care about money. THSR must always be your first choice. It is convenient and will save you much time. If you get on a THSR, which only has three stops, it will take less than one hour from Taipei to Taichung! Buses are the cheapest, and takes about two hours to get to Taichung without traffic jam. Train is one choice, but you had better book beforehand if you want to have a seat. It takes about two hours and you don’t need to worry about traffic jam. Hope my answer helps you!

Hi, I booked the tickets online through Klook or Kkday. They issued me a voucher which I could exchange for a ticket on that day. It does not have a specific time slot so I could choose whichever time slot I wanted upon exchange. There are several trains so time of departure depends on what time you choose.

Yes, it is two different names for the same high speed train. Excellent, and an essential part of every visitor to Taiwan's 'must experience.' Enjoy!

Depending on departure time, avoid peak time will be cheaper.

Hello. We were considering pre-purchasing our HSR tickets until a friend in Taipei told us it really isn’t necessary, as the trains run so frequently that as long as you arrive at the station 1 to 2 hours ahead of time, you can buy the tickets (including return tickets) at the station. The ticket office staff are very helpful and will assist you in selecting the right trains with plenty of seats. Make sure you buy “business” seats as they are very comfortable and inexpensive for tourists. From memory, there are storage lockers for hire at the station. There is also storage available above your seat on the HSR train. I hope this helps and enjoy your train ride.

From the international terminal, you can take the shuttle from the basement. The shuttle cost NT$30 per person and it takes about 15 to 20 minutes to reach the HSR station. Have exact change. The bus starts at 6.15 at 15 to 30 minutes intervals. The earliest train south is at around 6.49 and the intervals is about 15 minutes to 30 minutes apart. I cannot remember the fare but it's about 500 to 600. You may wish to pay about 20 more to be assigned a seat. You can check the fare and the time table at the HSR website. Have a nice trip.

Yes, no problem - simply go the counter and buy the tickets. However, exceptions could be holiday period, wedding season or exhibition. The staff at the high speed train station speak english. The train frequency is very good. Very well managed and very systematic.

1F巴士站可利用“高鐵票”搭乘巴士至市區，有多種不同路線，可先詢問（服務台）搭幾號巴士。